Running Linux permanently and ditching windows, who does it?
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I'm right there with you. I started around 2000/2001 with SuSe Linux 7 or 8 which I bought from Best Buy. For years I had run in a dual boot configuration but in 2004/2005 My Windows XP did one of those corrupt profile things where you end up losing all of your settings & everything goes back to defaults. The next PC I built (Build all mine from scratch) was pure Linux no Windows at all. Since I support windows environments I keep a Windows VM handy but rarely use it. All of my work is done in Linux and in the cloud. In fact other than high-end gaming there really is no reason to purchase a Windows-based anything. Especially for home users. I do most of my computing on a Chromebook Pixel. I use my Linux machine for photo editing and occasional video editing. If you like Windows that's one thing but it has been my experience that 95% of users don't need it. I migrated my Mom to a "Chromebox" after her WIndows XP Dell system became unsupported. No problem. I have other family members on Chrome devices. Chrome is the easiest way for anybody to reap the benefits of a Linux system. I'm currently running Opensuse 15 but I am planning on building 12 or 16 core Ryzen Threadripper and running Opensuse 15.1. Gecko Linux is a customized version of Opensuse with a little more polish for beginners as it includes some closed source software and has all popular codecs already installed.
what are the spec's?
This is an 8 year old laptop.. The specs are anemic as fuck.
Bullshitting on BGOL, watching youtube is about all it can do.
I got a 2012 MBP that I put a SSD and 8 GBs of RAM in. I use that as my daily for now.
I got a 3rd gen X1 carbon with 8 GBs of RAM that I dual boot Windows and Pop_OS on
My workflow on OSX is airtight with Todoist, Alfred, and a few other productivity tools. I do wanna eventually switch to Linux full time and keep Windows just in case. I don't like the direction the Apple hardware is moving in
I got a 3rd gen X1 carbon with 8 GBs of RAM that I dual boot Windows and Pop_OS on
My workflow on OSX is airtight with Todoist, Alfred, and a few other productivity tools. I do wanna eventually switch to Linux full time and keep Windows just in case. I don't like the direction the Apple hardware is moving in
We need to get anti trust enforcement on desktop O/S which is used to force us into surveillance monitoring. Many of these companies use advertising revenue to distort the market and create a monopoly much like newspapers do in local markets.
We are not overpaying for products, but being forced to use white supremacist technology to do our work which may result in IP theft. I no longer am able to use my computer for any substantive research or writing.
We are not overpaying for products, but being forced to use white supremacist technology to do our work which may result in IP theft. I no longer am able to use my computer for any substantive research or writing.
MacOS is BSD Unix at its coreWhy?
BSD shits on Mac...
Ubuntu Web: A Chrome OS Alternative Linux With Firefox Coming Soon
Ubuntu Web is a new project that aims to build a Chrome OS alternative operating system combining the power of Ubuntu Linux and Mozilla's Firefox web browser. Unlike Chrome OS, it is based on Firefox that you can probably run on any computer.
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Even though Chrome OS uses Linux kernel under the hood, it is exclusively available to run only on Google’s hardware like Chromebook. Hence, if you’re looking for an alternative, soon you’ll be able to experience the potential of cloud computing right on your laptop using Ubuntu Web.
Ubuntu Web OS With Firefox Browser
Ubuntu Web is a new project that aims to build a Chrome OS alternative operating system combining the power of Ubuntu Linux and Mozilla’s Firefox browser. Unlike Chrome OS, it is based on Firefox that you can probably run on any computer.
Interestingly, the project was started by the same young developer, Rudra Saraswat, who recently launched Ubuntu Unity Remix and Ubuntu Education (UbuntuEd).
What do you do for productivity apps like Photoshop, Premiere... ?
I don't use those apps.
Honestly Fyde is just for Browsing, Plex, Porn and Youtube.
I'm just looking for a lightweight OS that can extend the life an aging laptop (HP 15-AY039WM)
Fyde OS is essentially a de-googled version of Chrome OS.
Having experimented with Cloud Ready, which became Chrome OS Flex, and now Fyde OS. I'm generally impressed with its ability to breathe new life into aging laptops and allow them to be completely usable, but at the same time, how do you take this OS seriously as anything other than a "retirement home" os for aging hardware?
Having experimented with Cloud Ready, which became Chrome OS Flex, and now Fyde OS. I'm generally impressed with its ability to breathe new life into aging laptops and allow them to be completely usable, but at the same time, how do you take this OS seriously as anything other than a "retirement home" os for aging hardware?
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